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Glencore's investors are jittery, and rightly so. But a single note, with a hypothetical scenario in but no new news, should not wipe £4bn off the market cap.

The European Union’s history is littered with rule breaking in the name of self-interest, and now its much heralded Banking Union is under threat from the same forces.

ING is making a return to the Australian RMBS market with its well-established IDOL series, which is expected to free up A$750m ($526m) for the Dutch lender.

A paper published by the University of Hong Kong argues that the city’s IPO sponsors may not in fact be subject to civil and criminal liabilities on prospectuses. This is a departure from the position taken by the Securities and Futures Commission last year, writes Philippe Espinasse.

On Thursday, September 24, GlobalCapital held its 2015 Global Derivatives Dinner at Banking Hall in London and revealed the winners of its Global Derivatives Awards 2015.

The Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) has its hands full trying to invigorate a primary equity capital market that for years has been confined by the lack of a domestic deals pipeline. But in an interview with GlobalCapital Asia, senior executive vice-president, Lih-chung Chien, is confident the exchange will remain competitive. Rev Hui reports.

I had the honour of gracing an awards night at one of Hong Kong’s best hotels last week, and my was it a treat.

China took a huge step forward in liberalising its capital markets this week, announcing that Bank of China Hong Kong (BOCHK) and HSBC have been given approvals to become the first foreign banks to issue Panda bonds. While observers are excited by what could lead to a slew of issuance, questions are being asked about the future of dim sum bonds, writes Rev Hui.

China and the UK are set to usher in a “golden decade” in their bilateral relations, with the two countries proposing a stock trading link as a key part of the policy. Many have denounced the idea as a bridge too far, but if it goes ahead, the move could be a great leap forward for China’s international ambitions, writes John Loh.

The year 2015 has been one of immense volatility for foreign exchange in the Asia Pacific region, amid capital flight from emerging markets. In such turbulence, only service providers with top-class expertise and experience can help clients to not only preserve but enhance their commercial strength. Anthony Chan reports.

Selecting and weighting stocks according to their management and governance quality has been an effective hedge against stock losses, especially in bear markets, writes William Cox of Management & Excellence, which created the methodology for the M&E BDO Asiamoney Hong Kong Sustainable Stars Index.

Indonesia has put a firmer focus on the sukuk market over the last few years, and now plans to raise almost a quarter of its funding from sukuk investors. But although the government has done an admirable job flying the flag for Islamic bond issuance, the country's corporations have yet to follow suit in a meaningful way, reports Matthew Thomas.